Two people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old North Bergen man yesterday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
James Baker, 24, of Secaucus, is charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and conspiracy to commit a robbery, Suarez said in a statement.
Arwa Elmohdli, 21, of North Bergen, is charged with felony murder (as an accomplice), robbery, and conspiracy to commit a robbery.
Both defendants are being detained at the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending their first court appearances.
Shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday, the North Bergen Police Department was notified of an injured male in the area of Meadowview Avenue and 61st Street.
Responding officers located a male victim – later identified as Juan Ortiz, 31, of North Bergen – with an apparent gunshot wound(s). He was transported to Palisades Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 9:40 a.m.
Suarez credited the HCPO Homicide Unit and the North Bergen PD with the investigation and arrests.
